Orbital has announced that it has successfully completed the design phase of its design, development and validation programme for the next generation Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) propulsion system for Insitu Inc. Insitu Inc, a subsidiary of The Boeing Company, is one of the largest and most experienced operators of UAS in the world.
Russia To Deploy UAS In Tajikistan
Russian troops in Tajikistan have received surveillance UAS designed for “terrain reconnaissance and detection of radioactivity,” the Russian military has announced. “The UAS have substantially raised the military capability of the units carrying out the surveillance mission during day and night,” the report said. Continue reading
Denel Seeker 400 Completes First Flights
Denel’s Seeker 400 unmanned aircraft system successfully completed its first round of flight tests after a three year development process. Continue reading
Pentagon Chooses Global Hawk Over U-2
With the war in Afghanistan winding down and the pressure against federal spending increasing, the Pentagon is reconfiguring itself for leaner peacetime operations and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are among the programmes being affected. Continue reading
Iran Displays Combat UAS with Domestic Missile
Iran displayed its home-made combat UAS, Karrar, in camouflage and armed with anti-aircraft missiles in an Exhibition in Tehran on Saturday. The Karrar was displayed during Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to the Defence Industries Exhibition . Continue reading
Gold Hill Resources Files For A Patent Improving UAS Based Metal Detection
Gold Hill Resources, Inc., a mining and subsurface detection technology company, announced that it has filed seven new patents over the course of last year including a patent application regarding Advanced Geophysical Receiving (AGR) technology embedded in a UAS based detection system. The AGR technology will allow the UAS to send back the location of precious metals to the operator. Continue reading
Quadcopter Surveys Earthquake Damage in New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) in New Zealand is using UAS to film earthquake-damaged properties as demolition work progresses on Christchurch’s Port Hills, as one of several means for assessing properties that are too dangerous or difficult for workers to enter. Continue reading
UAS Monitor Pollution in China
In China’s Hebei province, environmental authorities have dispatched unmanned aircraft to look for the sources of air pollution, and monitor the daily emission of factories. They flew to industrial zones in the cities of Tangshan and Xingtai. Continue reading